is one of our new cousins. As well as being fiercely passionate about her family history Suzanne is helping research the Paris/Brattesani connections. Suzanne has found Valentina’s birth in the Paris archives and also living Brattesani folks in and around Paris today. Please have a look at the Paris Brattesani Page

This is a brilliant photograph of Suzanne’s grandadAmelio Quilietti taken in the year 1927/28. He joined the army when he was only 15. He lied about his age to join up.

For whatever reasons and probably because of the split of between Amelio’s mother Susan Tully and Nardo Quilietti this branch of the family took on the Brunton surname, which was the surname of Susan’s new partner.

Amelio was known also known as William Brunton, but on any official documents he called himself Amelio Quilietti Brunton.

Three generations Amelio Quilietti, his daughter Suzanne and her daughter Suzanne

Amelio married in December 1933 to Charlotte Mary Jones Millar. They had four children, Robert, Ronald, Suzanne and Jay, two of who have now passed on.

Amelio Quilietti, his daughter Suzanne and two of her children

Below is a wee story from Suzanne about her mum and aunt

Suzanne and Jay Brunton Quilietti

Suzanne says “This is a favourite story of mine”

“ One day my mum and her sister Jay, who always had a large following of male admirers, decided they wanted to go to their favourite location “Arbroath”. They somehow persuaded one of their admirers to lend them a car and off they went, with my mum Susanne driving.

However, they ran into some difficulties when parking the car next to some steps leading down to a beach, and the car started to roll towards the steps. They managed to get out and found a policeman who helped them get the car facing in the right direction and off they went to park the car and enjoy their day! – what is particularly funny about this story is – neither of them had a driving license or had passed a driving test”!

Suzanne Brunton, daughter of Amelio Quilietti, grandaughter of Nardo Quilietti and great grandaughter of Leonardo Quilietti and Eletta Brucciani

Thank you Suzanne for sending over these photographs. We also welcome you all into our precious family line.

Suzanne Brunton with her husband

Suzanne will be helping me compile her families pages. Thanking you so very much…..Helen